indicative (redirected from indicatives)

in·dic·a·tive  (n-dk-tv)

adj.

1. Serving to indicate: symptoms indicative of anemia; an insignia indicative of high rank.

2. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the mood of the verb used in ordinary objective statements.

n. Grammar

1. The indicative mood.

2. A verb in the indicative mood.

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in·dica·tive·ly adv.

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indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]

adj

1. (usually postpositive; foll by of) serving as a sign; suggestive indicative of trouble ahead

2. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting a mood of verbs used chiefly to make statements Compare subjunctive [1]

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar

a.  the indicative mood

b.  a verb in the indicative mood Abbreviation indic

indicatively  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	indicative - a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative mood modality, mood, mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Adj.	1.	indicative - relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements; "indicative mood" declarative grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
	2.	indicative - (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear" indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive revealing - showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing"

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indicative

adjective suggestive, significant, symptomatic, pointing to, exhibitive, indicatory, indicial Often physical appearance is indicative of how a person feels.

Translations

indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]

A. ADJ

1. to be indicative of sth → ser indicio de algo

2. (Ling) [mood] → indicativo

B. N (Ling) → indicativo m

indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]

adj

to be indicative of sth (= show) → être symptomatique de qch

(GRAMMAR) [verb] → indicatif/ive

n (GRAMMAR) → indicatif m
in the indicative → à l'indicatif

indicative

adj

→ bezeichnend (of für); to be indicative of something → auf etw (acc) → schließen lassen, auf etw (acc) → hindeuten; of sb’s character → für etw bezeichnend sein

(Gram) → indikativisch; indicative mood → Indikativ m, → Wirklichkeitsform f

n (Gram) → Indikativ m, → Wirklichkeitsform f; in the indicative → im Indikativ, in der Wirklichkeitsform

indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]

1. adj

a. to be indicative of sth → essere indicativo/a or un indice di qc

b. (Gram) → indicativo/a

2. n (Gram) → indicativo
in the indicative → all'indicativo

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indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]

1. adj

a. to be indicative of sth → essere indicativo/a or un indice di qc

b. (Gram) → indicativo/a

2. n (Gram) → indicativo
in the indicative → all'indicativo